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Widows (2018)

Directed by Steve McQueen

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Overview

A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses’ criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.

Rated R | Length 129 minutes

Actors

Viola Davis | Michelle Rodriguez | Elizabeth Debicki | Cynthia Erivo | Colin Farrell | Robert Duvall | Liam Neeson | Brian Tyree Henry | Daniel Kaluuya | Lukas Haas | Garret Dillahunt | Carrie Coon | Jacki Weaver | Molly Kunz | Jon Bernthal | Manuel Garcia-Rulfo | Matt Walsh | Kevin J. O'Connor | Michael Harney | Clare Cooney | Ann Mitchell | Deron J. Powell | Adam Wesley Brown | Wendy Mateo | Matthew Fowler | Bailee Brewer | Stephen Hill | Michael Weber | Adepero Oduye | Chuck Inglish | Henson Keys | Doug James | Laura Fisher | Stef Tovar | Bailey Rhyse Walters | Katherine Kupferer | Kirsten Fitzgerald | Deanna Reed-Foster | Paulette McDaniels | Will Zahrn | John Henry Roberts | Paul Stein | Coburn Goss | James Vincent Meredith | Patrese McClain | Jason Bradley | Keith Kupferer | Socorro Santiago | Sir Michael Rocks | Josiah Sheffie | Eric C. Lynch | Brian King | Stephen Eugene Walker | Chris Nolte | Chris Froseth | Kurt Ehrmann | Francis Florczyk | Amanda Rivera | Philip Rayburn Smith | Jon Michael Hill | Tonray Ho | Cameron Knight | Chaon Cross | Mark Lancaster | Lily Mojekwu | Tai'isha Davis | Alejandro Verdin | Joshua Bywater

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
11/15/2018Movie ScreenDigitalTheater8 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Underneath the heist plot, the film paints a much more layered portrait of Chicago, where class, race, gender, age and politics rub up against each other in complicated ways.

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